Sayen, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1864  254  2020 (70) 14
1865  275  2016 (71) 4
1866  280  2037 (74) 14
1867  254  2054 (80) 0
1868  248  2072 (84) 0
1869  237  2089 (86) 0
1870  231  2106 (87) 0
1871  231  2123 (87) 0
1872  219  2140 (86) 0
1873  204  2157 (83) 0
1874  188  2175 (79) 0
1875  179  2192 (73) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Sayen, William Henry  
Born: 14 May 1846
Died: 14 June 1921
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 374
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 103
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 10
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 72
Periodicals
   [BDE], 30 Dec. 1874
   [DCJ], no. 71, Mar. 1876, page 138
   [MCR], vol. 1, no. 12, Dec. 1874, page 497
   [MCR], vol. 2, no. 18, June 1875, page 206
   [NYC], 2 Apr. 1870
   [NYC], 26 Dec. 1874
   [PDEB], 5 Mar. 1864
   [PDEB], 7 June 1867
   [SZ], vol. 24, no. 4, Apr. 1869, page 108
   [WSoT], 4 Nov. 1865

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Maurian, C.A. - Sayen, W.H. 1864         (c)     4   -   0
Reichhelm, G.C. - Sayen, W.H. 1865         (f)     4   -   0      Reichhelm, G.C. gave odds of a knight
Sayen, W.H. - Knox, J.W. 1866         (f)     8   -   6

Tournament data

Philadelphia 1864     Philadelphia Club Handicap     8  /  12      odds player in a knight class
Philadelphia 1875     Philadelphia Chess Club Tournament     29  /  52


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024